LAMB VALUES EASIER

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20786, 22 April 1939, Page 13

LAMB VALUES EASIER

MEAT AT SMITHFIELD LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS

'By Telegraph.—Press Association) WELL IN GT ON, Friday The New Zealand Meat Producers’ F'-ard’s report on the Smithfleld market. for the period ended April 20 states that in the lamb market, with | the exception of prime lightweights, j prices are a shade easier. Consump- j Hon is good but heavy spot stocks and ' low prices for beef and mutton are depressing the market. Trade in j wethers is slow and prices easier where changed. Ewes are quiet with prices unchanged. Frozen beef is neglected owing to the low prices for ' chilled. Chilled beef is slightly firmer on good trade but supplies are heavy. ■ The trade in New Zealand porker pigs ! is slow owing to the warm weather, j Baconer pigs are quiet and unchanged, j 'There is better trade m boneless bobby veal with a firmer tendency. Quotations: New Zealand sheep, crossbred wethers and/or maiden ewes, 481 b. and under, 43d; 65-721 b., j 3jd; lambs, Canterbury, 37-421 b.. j 6gd; 43-501 b., OJd; second quality, : average about 311 b., 64d: other South Island. 37—i21b.. 6§d; 43-501 h., 6ld; North Island downs, 37-421 b., 6§d; ; 43-501 b.. North Island, first j quality, 37-421 b., s?d. New Zealand porker pigs, Sl-100Ib., , 6 Ad. Chilled beef prices are the approxi- i mate average prices realised for the j week. Australian. 3gd. 2|d; South j African hinds, 4gd; Rhodesian not ! quoted; Argentine, 5 3d, 32d; Uru- ! guayan, 4)|d. 3d; Brazilian. 4sd. ! Others are unchanged.